Supreme Court won’t take BP exec appeal of charge in oil spill, news service reportsBy Andy Grimm, The Times-Picayune. Jan. 26, 2015“The U.S. Supreme Court will not hear an appeal from BP executive David Rainey, a move that means Rainey will face an additional count of lying to Congress about the amount of oil that gushed from the failed Macondo well in the devastating 2010 spill, Reuters reported.” (Read More)Here’s your chance to help save wetlandsBy Jonathan Olivier, Daily Comet. Jan. 26, 2015“Residents are invited Wednesday to share ideas that might help save Louisiana’s eroding wetlands. State officials have scheduled a public forum for 9 a.m. at Houma’s Main Library.It will be led by members of the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act board, which funds construction of coastal restoration projects.” (Read More)

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